VT/NH-TACF: VT/NH Board Member Tom Estill has made it his mission to plant an American chestnut at every public school in Vermont – and with his latest efforts this spring, he’s already 1/6th of the way there! (Tom has also crossed the border into New Hampshire, but is focusing on one state at a time.) He typically visits six schools a week to drop off wild-type and hybrid American seedlings to school administrators or teachers for use with curriculum, demonstration, or special plantings like Arbor Day. Pictured: Castleton School staff pose proudly with their seedling.